Essays on Compulsive Behavior

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Introduction Technology is often portrayed in popular media and literature as something that conflicts with man’s safety and well-being. Themes of apprehension regarding technology can be observed even in short stories, which aim to promote awareness towards the negative impact of technology to society. The American author, Ray Bradbury, is one of the many authors that express their activism towards the negative impact of technology. Two of his works, ‘The Veldt’ and ‘The Pedestrian,’ have themes that make people think about the underlying drawbacks of technology. In general, ‘The Veldt’ and ‘The Pedestrian,’ creates awareness about ...

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“Black Swan” is about Nina Sayers, an aspiring ballerina, who had to deal with the pressure of her career, discordant relationship with her mother, and sexual advances from her mentor. Nina wants nothing more than to play lead in the New York City ballet company’s upcoming “Swan Lake” production. Her chance came when Thomas Leroy, the director, dismissed Beth, the lead, and subsequently chose Nina to take her place. Throughout the film, Nina’s psychoses surface on account of her experiences with his sexually aggressive mentor, Thomas, who also puts the most pressure on Nina to perform better, ...

There are several psychiatric disorders that disturb the mood, thought and behavior, known as mental illness. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one such illness which leads to anxious and irrational thoughts. Individuals suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder experience intrusive thoughts and ideas that generate distress, and repetitive behaviors that become compulsions . Individuals show patterns of irrational behavior, which provides temporary relief from anxiety, distress and fear. While all obsessions are mental events, compulsions are both mental and behavioral. Individuals are aware of their obsessions or compulsions as senseless and excessive; however, when confronted with a fearful situation, they lose their insight. The ...

When a person shows excessive obsession to any activity and witnesses intrusive thoughts then he or she is likely to suffer from compulsive behavior. This type of behavior makes a person perform an action repeatedly because he or she is unable to suppress his or her desires- these desires are often unbeneficial for the person. Compulsive behavior is not similar to physical addiction like drug or alcohol dependence; however it is still very dangerous and should not be ignored (O'Guinn & Faber, 1989, p. 147-150). The wide range of compulsive behaviors includes the routine activities that somehow dominate the life of ...

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1. Unfortunately, many individuals in our society are considered at "great risk" for psychological problems. Identify the psychosocial issues in the movie that should cause individuals to seek professional counseling help (even if some individuals could not afford to pay). The film is a romance-comedy-drama written and directed by David O. Russell and based from the novel of the same title by Matthew Quick. It tells the story of a former History teacher, Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Jr. (Bradley Cooper), who wants to reunite with his wife, Nikki (Brea Bee), after spending eight months of therapy for bipolar ...

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Sex addiction is defined as "any sexually related, compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family, friends, loved ones and one's work environment," said Patrick Carnes, the author of the pioneering 1983 book "Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction" and creator of the Web site sexhelp.com (Salkin, 2008). Sexual addiction can be called hyper sexuality, nymphomania, satyriasis, compulsive sex conduct and sexual compulsivity. The person is preoccupied with sexual thoughts - thoughts which conflict with their capability to have associations, function correctly, and move about their day to day activities. Several say that ...

Socialization is the process in which a person interacts with people in the society and forms relationships with them. Criminological and sociological theories, including the social strain theory, explain crime in terms of a person's social relationships. What sets Robert Agnew’s strain theory apart is that it specifically focuses on negative social relationships, in which people are not treated as they want to be treated, thus promoting and leading to criminal and deviant behavior. According to strain theory, people adopt criminal and deviant behavior when others prevent them from achieving positively valued goals/stimuli. The focus of the strain theory was ...

The Aviator is the story of Howard Hughes, a brilliant but afflicted filmmaker who fights Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) successfully to pursue his ambition of filmmaking and his passion for aviation. The movie starts with a young nine-year old Hughes being bathed by his mother, while being told that ‘he is not safe’ from outbreaks of flu, a line which seemingly becomes his leitmotif later in life.

At 22, Hughes inherits his family business of aviation tools and is directing his maiden film Hell’s Angels. It is perhaps an early influence of the onset of OCD that Hughes becomes obsessively compulsed ...